"A series of young writers, most Native, all steeped in Native writing, express themselves with joy, sadness, warmth, humour and - always - great compassion. Here is the breadth of Native life today, in cities and on Reserves, in the bush and in skyscrapers. This is the first appearance in print for each of these writers, but definitely not their last. Look for novels, collections of stories and poetry chapbooks from these authors in the future; this is surely a sign of great things to come"